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February 24, 2022 - Georgia Tech-Savannah is offering in-person Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHA) courses throughout 2022. The educational offerings focus on a variety of relevant topics and important
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The company was issued one willful violation for failing to ensure proper machine guards.
04/29/21 Dave Badger The great British statesman Winston Churchill once said, “When the situation was manageable it was neglected, and now that it is thoroughly out of hand we apply too late the remedies which then might have effected a cure. Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong–these are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history.” While he was not referring to OSHA standards violations, the wisdom of...
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Happy New Year! A New Year means increased maximum penalties for OSHA citations. As of January 16, 2021, the maximum penalties for serious, other-than-serious and posting requirements is now $13,653 per violation; $13,653 per day for failure to abate; and $136,532 for willful or repeat violations. It is also a good time to remind covered employers to electronically submit Form 300A data for the calendar year 2020 between January 2, 2021, and March 2, 2021. A paper copy of the 300A form must also be posted for each establishment from...